"dead man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dead man.ogg [Australia] Forms: dead men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dead men}} dead man (plural dead men)
  1. Alternative spelling of deadman Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deadman
    Sense id: en-dead_man-en-noun--mvCpgnn
  2. A dead man's switch. Derived forms: dead man's arm, dead man's brake, dead man's fingers, dead man's hand, dead man's handle, dead man's switch, dead man walking
    Sense id: en-dead_man-en-noun-tIccIcAa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 88 2
  3. (slang) A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed. Tags: slang Synonyms: dead soldier
    Sense id: en-dead_man-en-noun-9yEhB4uD

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